Martin Koolhoven

Martin Koolhoven
Born
Martinus Wouter Koolhoven

(1969-04-25) 25 April 1969
The Hague, Netherlands
OccupationsFilm director, screenwriter
Years active1993–present

Martinus Wouter "Martin" Koolhoven (born 25 April 1969) is a Dutch film director and screenwriter. Internationally he is most known for Schnitzel Paradise (2005), Winter in Wartime (2008) and Brimstone (2016), which was his first film in English. It was released in 2017, after it premiered in the competition of the Venice Film Festival in 2016.

Koolhoven expanded his work, with a theater show about film, television programs such as De Kijk van Koolhoven and talent initiatives like Koolhoven Presenteert (2024), as well as cinema programs in Eye Film Institute and film theaters across the country.